Rostam Debuts New Solo Track And Another Collaboration With Hamilton Leithauser

The musician says he may still work with Vampire Weekend in the future.

August 09, 2016

@hamiltonleithauser and I are releasing a new song tomorrow. 📷 by @joshgoleman more info: @hamiltonrostam

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Rostam swung by KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic on Monday to play some new tunes and talk about what the future holds for him musically, spotted via Pitchfork. He played a solo track titled "Gwan" (at 13:15 into the interview) and another (31:13) from his project with Hamilton Leithauser (I Had A Dream That You Were Mine will be out September 23). He also cleared up "leaving" Vampire Weekend earlier this year and just what being a solo artist means to him.

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Talking about working with Vampire Weekend and other artists in the future the musician said, “there’s no actual clear lines drawn as to what the future holds.”

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“For me, it meant [being] open to doing stuff with Vampire Weekend, open to doing stuff on my own, to doing stuff with other people.

Listen to the full interview and new songs below.

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Rostam Debuts New Solo Track And Another Collaboration With Hamilton Leithauser